Kids say they have felt ignored amid policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic that seemed more focused on the fates of restaurants, bars and entertainment venues than keeping schools open and safe.
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Making room for the input of children and adolescents in responses to the next pandemic would help maintain their health, education, well-being and more.
Even learners in affluent schools lost around two-thirds of a school year.
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Time out of school erased a year’s worth of schooling for public school learners in South Africa.
A girl grieves for a friend killed in the Uvalde shooting.
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Research shows that school shootings can lead to years of health, educational and economic detriment for students who survive the attack.
Racial bias may play a role both in the schools that families choose for their children and the experiences their children have.
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Inspired by her own experience with the education system, a professor of sociology explores how race and racism influence school choice and education.
Children can influence their families to follow greener lifestyles.
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In a process called ‘reverse socialisation’, children can help their elders become more green - but eco education is key.
Legacy schools in Ghana are over subscribed.
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Grouping of high schools in Ghana into categories perpetuates inequalities.
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The languages and the methods of classroom assessments need to be expanded. Such changes will make assessment more inclusive and fairer for all, particularly First Nations students.
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On many dimensions, Millennials aged 25-35 are better off than were Boomers, with housing and the environment the big exceptions.
Emilio Mwai Kibaki, the recently deceased third president of Kenya
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Kibaki gave Kenya’s higher education sector a free market capitalistic orientation, endearing him to the World Bank and the IMF
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Kibaki’s goals were to expand access to education, and to make universities more efficient and self-sustaining.
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If Labor could harness the uni-educated urban vote in Australia the way the Liberals have in Canada, they would more easily win federal elections.
Tibetan monks at Sera Jey Monastery in Mysore, India, experience using microscopes for the first time.
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Religious beliefs and modern biology sometimes seem to collide. But exploring those ideas with compassion and an open mind can lead to deeper learning across cultures.
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Students often built their timetables around their caring responsibilities.
Evidence shows that students are being arrested for minor misbehavior.
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School districts across the nation are wrestling with whether to have police officers on school grounds.
The National Music Teacher Mentoring Program
We studied an innovative mentorship program that pairs specialist music teachers with early childhood educators to bring quality music programs into schools.
Black and Indigenous students in North America continue to experience high levels of exposure to adversity.
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A trauma-informed approach to education can help educators acknowledge and address the adversities faced by Black and Indigenous students.
The media plays an important role in the way people learn to view themselves and others.
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A scholar of race and media discusses the importance of analyzing media through a critical lens.
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Indigenous education provides all students with a rich and well-rounded knowledge of Australia’s history. However research shows Indigenous teachers are scarce and poorly supported.
Teachers across the U.S. have been under stress throughout the pandemic.
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Despite signals of increased turnover, the past two years have not experienced mass departures from the teaching profession.
At least seven states have banned the teaching of critical race theory.
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A scholar compares the debates over banning books in school today to a similar clash of ideas that took place during the Reagan era.